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gentamicin

/d͡ʒɛn.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/

gentamicin noun: a broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as of the urinary tract); (3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2R,3R,6S)-3-amino-6-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.

gentamicin: a broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora...
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Noun

gentamicin (countable and uncountable, plural gentamicins)

  1. A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as of the urinary tract); (3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2R,3R,6S)-3-amino-6-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.

gentamicin meaning in Tamil

gentamicin in Tamil

ஜென்டாமைசின்

Forms of gentamicin

pluralgentamicins
alternative formgentamycin

Origin of gentamicin

Alteration of gentamycin, as a blend of gentian violet + kanamycin, from the color of the actinomycete.

Questions about gentamicin

What does gentamicin mean?
Gentamicin means a broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic mixture, derived from an actinomycete (Micromonospora echinospora), extensively used as the sulfate in treating severe systemic bacterial infections (as of the urinary tract); (3R,4R,5R)-2-{[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-{[(2R,3R,6S)-3-amino-6-[(1R)-1-(methylamino)ethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy}-5-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxane-3,5-diol.
What is gentamicin in Tamil?
Gentamicin in Tamil is ஜென்டாமைசின். See Gentamicin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gentamicin?
Gentamicin is a noun.
How do you pronounce gentamicin?
Gentamicin is pronounced /d͡ʒɛn.təˈmaɪ.sɪn/.
What is the plural of gentamicin?
The plural of gentamicin is gentamicins.

Words near gentamicin in the dictionary

  1. Genslers
  2. Genson
  3. Gensons
  4. gent
  5. genta
  6. gentamicin
  7. gentamicins
  8. gentamycin
  9. gentamycine
  10. genteel
  11. genteel business

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